Welcome to The Poetry Company
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20+ Years
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100+ Projects
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1,800+ Poets Commissioned
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43,600+ Poems Created
Featured Theme
Find Your New Favourite Love Poem
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Ngapigan (Grandmother)
By Anjilkurri Rhonda Radley~ poem written in Gathang, interpretations by Aunty Rhonda
Gathang
Ngapigan Djuyal -
Mother of Pearl
By Tais Rose WaeThe shell, the deity, the mother. Mother of pearl, of
justice, of freedom. Dancing herself into the silk of the
seaweed with a torso full of apologies, of oysters. How
do you speak the unnamed origin or remember the -
Reading Between My Lines
By Dorothy PorterPlease, darling, please
read between my lines
I am a fabulous script
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Featured Projects
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Youth Poet Laureate
The Poetry Company is building Australia’s first Youth Poet Laureate Program for poets aged 18-25. We’ll elevate the nation’s most brilliant young poets, embed their voices in public life, and gather audiences to enjoy their work. -
MAD Poetry
We are full of worlds that can't be contained by a pill. MAD Poetry creates a safe writing space for emerging voices with a lived/living experience of mental health issues to express how they see the world. -
Poem Forest 2026
Poem Forest is a free nature writing prize that breathes life back into the natural world that sustains us. Entries now open!
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After 23 years, Red Room Poetry is becoming The Poetry Company.
The organisation has grown significantly in scale, reach and ambition since 2003. The new name reflects who we are today and where we’re going next. Our name is changing, but our purpose remains the same: to make poetry visible, accessible and relevant for all.
Read more about why we changed our name here.